Journal article
Analysis of guideline recommendations for treatment of asthma exacerbations in children: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study
Simon Craig, Madeline Collings, Charmaine Gray, Javier Benito, Roberto Velasco, Mark D Lyttle, Damian Roland, Suzanne Schuh, Bashar Shihabuddin, Maria Kwok, Prashant Mahajan, Mike Johnson, Joseph Zorc, Kajal Khanna, Ricardo Fernandes, Adriana Yock-Corrales, Indumathy Santhanam, Baljit Cheema, Gene Yong-Kwang Ong, Thiagarajan Jaiganesh Show all
Archives of Disease in Childhood | BMJ Publishing Group | Published : 2024
Abstract
Rationale There is significant practice variation in acute paediatric asthma, particularly severe exacerbations. It is unknown whether this is due to differences in clinical guidelines. Objectives To describe and compare the content and quality of clinical guidelines for the management of acute exacerbations of asthma in children between geographic regions. Methods Observational study of guidelines for the management of acute paediatric asthma from institutions across a global collaboration of six regional paediatric emergency research networks. Measurements and main results 158 guidelines were identified. Half provided recommendations for at least two age groups, and most guidelines provide..
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Awarded by NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Canberra, Australia
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work is supported by the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (GNT1171228), Canberra, Australia. SC's contribution was funded by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and National Asthma Council Fellowship, 2020 and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Foundation Al Spilman Early Career Research Grant 2017. SDs time was in part funded by Cure Kids New Zealand. FEB's time was funded by an NHMRC Investigator Leadership grant (GNT2017605) and the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Parkville, Australia.